@romanista Apidya' 'Special' is coming out this August on PC/Switch/PS5. Completely built from the ground up. No emulation. VGP is doing pre-orders right now.
@Fighting_Game_Loser I have to agree it was a surprise to see Clear River take this on. ININ has been really off lately and one of their newest games "Air Twister" is absolutely horrible. The game mechanics were so trouble. This sounds weird but, the control system was like you were playing in a semi "controlled" "cut scene".You didn't quite have "full" control over what your character/vehicle did. I found this same mechanic in the Kirby Air Riders game.
I absolutely LOVE Cotton and her game series. I have become obsessed with tracking down every game. My collection is nearly split down the middle between Western and Japanese releases. I even have the cross-over games like Troubled Witches and Umihara Kawase and the killer Pysvariar 3. I pre ordered the special edition of the new 35th anniversary Cotton game (NSW2 full on card) - "Cotton Rock With You" from Japan. I will probably end up with these as well.
I ordered 2 copies, 1 English, 1 Japanese of this game. Both are Switch 2 versions. I paid $49.99 for the English and $39.99 (not counting shipping) for the Japanese version. They also had 2 different release dates. That said, I was extremely disappointed that these would be delayed until August and then I was P**sed off to find out that ININ, Tozai and Strictly Limited are going to charge NSW1 & NSW2 users $9.99 to be able to have access to the FREE download that other platforms were getting. WTF is that crap. I call BS and Shenanigans on this. If I could cancel my orders I would.
I read your side note "best of 1997 / worst of 1997" and you said something that should still be the case today as it is how I think Nintendo has maintained their "special" place in gaming. "For people to buy a games machine for the games it offers and not the image". You said a book's worth in one sentence. You basically told the entire industry that great games matter more than anything. Nintendo is the only one that follows that, IMHO. Thanks for thinking that back then and hopefully still today. It certainly needs to be adopted by Sony and Microsoft. ** I need to amend this without rewriting it - I forgot the people @ Evercade. They get it. Great games come first.
@masterLEON The Viewpoint game that was in the arcades in the Neo Geo cabinets. There was a version, I think, for the Sega CD/ Genesis system. I dumped some many quarters into that darn game. Lol.
Isn't "building the "ultimate" N-64 sort of an oxymoron? The system was a POS and nothing like what were promised. You don't take a graphics chip based on Silicon Graphics "Black Onyx" set (basically the computer system that was used to create the dinosaurs in the first Jurassic Park) and come up with blocky / blurred graphics. They were bitmapping over a junk field of oversized polygons. They were hiding in plain sight the fact that they didn't know how to use the tech that was given them. It was pretty much the Nintendo Jaguar IMO.
I wish somebody (looking at you Hamster) would make an arcade perfect version of SNK's "VIEW POINT". I dumped so many quarters into that game I could have owned the machine.
This thing and the POS from "atari" were doomed from day one. Hey INTV and "Atari" why don't you look at how EVERCADE slid in under the radar and actually has a killer system that plays an insanely awesome amount of games, and they aren't going to have to tell investors sorry "we suck at what we do" as they go out of business AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN.
Monday - Tommy steps down Tuesday - Intellivision admits the Amico is a pipe dream Friday - The company folds after being sued by investors and pre- orders.
This is a HUGE no. First off, the same rehash of the same games Sega always falls back on. Two the fact they are selling through a "limited production" group, I have grown to hate those companies in the last year. 3 the price is a bit steep for the content and size. These of course are imo.
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Re: Team17-Backed Successor To Amiga Classic 'Project X' Launches Today On Steam
@romanista Apidya' 'Special' is coming out this August on PC/Switch/PS5. Completely built from the ground up. No emulation. VGP is doing pre-orders right now.
Re: "Not Touched For Nearly 40 Years" - Rare Copy Of Super Mario Bros. Sells For $3 Million
Dumb question.... How do they know that the label on the game is a "glossy" one if the game is factory sealed?
Re: Cotton Reboot! High Tension! Is Finally Coming To The West, Along With Switch 2 & PS5 Versions Of Cotton Reboot!
@Fighting_Game_Loser I have to agree it was a surprise to see Clear River take this on. ININ has been really off lately and one of their newest games "Air Twister" is absolutely horrible. The game mechanics were so trouble. This sounds weird but, the control system was like you were playing in a semi "controlled" "cut scene".You didn't quite have "full" control over what your character/vehicle did. I found this same mechanic in the Kirby Air Riders game.
Re: Cotton Reboot! High Tension! Is Finally Coming To The West, Along With Switch 2 & PS5 Versions Of Cotton Reboot!
I absolutely LOVE Cotton and her game series. I have become obsessed with tracking down every game. My collection is nearly split down the middle between Western and Japanese releases. I even have the cross-over games like Troubled Witches and Umihara Kawase and the killer Pysvariar 3. I pre ordered the special edition of the new 35th anniversary Cotton game (NSW2 full on card) - "Cotton Rock With You" from Japan. I will probably end up with these as well.
Re: "We Know Delays Are Never Ideal" - R-Type Dimensions III's Physical Editions Have Been Delayed
I ordered 2 copies, 1 English, 1 Japanese of this game. Both are Switch 2 versions. I paid $49.99 for the English and $39.99 (not counting shipping) for the Japanese version. They also had 2 different release dates. That said, I was extremely disappointed that these would be delayed until August and then I was P**sed off to find out that ININ, Tozai and Strictly Limited are going to charge NSW1 & NSW2 users $9.99 to be able to have access to the FREE download that other platforms were getting. WTF is that crap. I call BS and Shenanigans on this. If I could cancel my orders I would.
Re: One Of The Virtual Boy Games Coming To Switch Is "Worth $10,000"
Nintendo has gone real low with this one. Especially after announcing there was a cardboard version of the viewer.
Re: I Was One Of The First To See Zelda At Space World '97, But I Wouldn't Go Back To Those Days
I read your side note "best of 1997 / worst of 1997" and you said something that should still be the case today as it is how I think Nintendo has maintained their "special" place in gaming. "For people to buy a games machine for the games it offers and not the image". You said a book's worth in one sentence. You basically told the entire industry that great games matter more than anything. Nintendo is the only one that follows that, IMHO. Thanks for thinking that back then and hopefully still today. It certainly needs to be adopted by Sony and Microsoft. ** I need to amend this without rewriting it - I forgot the people @ Evercade. They get it. Great games come first.
Re: "It's Like A Dream" - Hamster President Satoshi Hamada On The Success Of Arcade Archives
@masterLEON The Viewpoint game that was in the arcades in the Neo Geo cabinets. There was a version, I think, for the Sega CD/ Genesis system. I dumped some many quarters into that darn game. Lol.
Re: Building The Ultimate Nintendo 64
Isn't "building the "ultimate" N-64 sort of an oxymoron? The system was a POS and nothing like what were promised. You don't take a graphics chip based on Silicon Graphics "Black Onyx" set (basically the computer system that was used to create the dinosaurs in the first Jurassic Park) and come up with blocky / blurred graphics. They were bitmapping over a junk field of oversized polygons. They were hiding in plain sight the fact that they didn't know how to use the tech that was given them. It was pretty much the Nintendo Jaguar IMO.
Re: "It's Like A Dream" - Hamster President Satoshi Hamada On The Success Of Arcade Archives
I wish somebody (looking at you Hamster) would make an arcade perfect version of SNK's "VIEW POINT". I dumped so many quarters into that game I could have owned the machine.
Re: 'Quest Master' Will Let You Create Your Own Zelda-Like Dungeons & Share Them Online
This could be a lot of fun
Re: Intellivision Closes Amico Fundraising Ahead Of Schedule
This thing and the POS from "atari" were doomed from day one. Hey INTV and "Atari" why don't you look at how EVERCADE slid in under the radar and actually has a killer system that plays an insanely awesome amount of games, and they aren't going to have to tell investors sorry "we suck at what we do" as they go out of business AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN.
Re: Intellivision Admits Its Wii-Like Amico Console May Never See Release
Monday - Tommy steps down
Tuesday - Intellivision admits the Amico is a pipe dream
Friday - The company folds after being sued by investors and pre- orders.
Bahahahahahaha
WE ALL SAW THIS COMING
Re: Intellivision's Wii-Like Amico Console Gets Delayed For A Third Time
the horrible controls, the mediocre games, the ridiculous price.... these are the things that killed the Amico for me a long, long time ago
Re: Sega's Astro City Mini Is Getting A Limited Run Games Release In The US
This is a HUGE no. First off, the same rehash of the same games Sega always falls back on. Two the fact they are selling through a "limited production" group, I have grown to hate those companies in the last year. 3 the price is a bit steep for the content and size. These of course are imo.